LAUNCH OF researchED CANADA: Schoolhouse Director Paul W. Bennett initiated and chaired the first Canadian researchED conference, November 10-11, 2017 at Trinity College, University of Toronto, featuring 29 leading education thinkers and teacher researchers from Britain and right across Canada. Under the leadership of Henry Bischof and the OSSTF, a second conference is planned for April 14, 2018.

TEACHING RESEARCH INITIATIVES: Determining What Works in the Classroom is now a major focus and Paul W. Bennett spoke at three researchED Conferences, on E-Learning at the 2016 National Conference on September 10, 2016 in London, UK, and on "Inclusion and Class Composition" at the 2016 American Conference on October 29, 2016 in Washington,DC, and November 11, 2017, in Toronto, ON.

ONGOING INITIATIVES:Stay tuned for regular commentaries and features in The Chronicle Herald, The Guardian and Telegraph-Journal, and periodic news analysis reports for News 95.7 Halifax and the national media, including the Canadian Press, the National Post, and the Edmonton Journal.

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